Sandra Brox is to retire from the partnership of Brox and Associates as at December 31, 2015.

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Sandra Brox is to retire from the partnership of Brox and Associates as at December 31, 2015. After closing the accounts, the capital balances of the partners are as follows: Sandra Brox, $144,600; Amelia Donald, $105,000; and Alex Caesar, $95,000. They have shared net income and net losses of the partnership in a ratio of 4:2:1. The partners agree that the inventory should be decreased by $1,550, and the allowance for doubtful accounts should be increased by $3,000. Brox agrees to accept a note for $100,000 in partial settle- ment of her ownership equity. The remainder of her claim is to be paid in cash.

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1. Provide the journal entry for the asset revaluation.

2. Provide the journal entry under the following independent situations:

a. Brox received cash of $42,000.

b. Brox received cash of $45,000.

c. Brox received cash of $36,000.

3. Provide the journal entries to close the income summary and the withdrawals accounts on December 31, 2016, assuming net income of $240,000 and monthly withdrawals of $7,000 by Donald and $5,000 by Caesar.

Partnership
A legal form of business operation between two or more individuals who share management and profits. A Written agreement between two or more individuals who join as partners to form and carry on a for-profit business. Among other things, it states...
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Accounting Volume 2

ISBN: 978-0176509743

2nd Canadian edition

Authors: James Reeve, Jonathan Duchac, Sheila Elworthy, Carl S. Warren

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